Brittney Dunphy
Community Health Educator
46 Fairview Ave, Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 858-2318
bdunphy@rfgh.net

January 2025 Topics


  • Our Upcoming Events & Classes
  • Car Seat Scoop: What's New?
  • Roar Recovery Coaching Center
  • Early-life Sugar Intake Increases Health Risks

Understanding

Birth

January 13 & 20, 2025

4:30pm - 7:00pm Both Days

Circle of Strength

January 16, 2025

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Car Seat

Safety Class

February 4, 2025

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Understanding

Breastfeeding

February 19, 2025

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Circle of Strength

February 20, 2025

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Prevent T2

March 4, 2025

4:30pm - 5:30pm

Understanding

Your Newborn

March 6, 2025

4:30pm - 6:30pm

Adult Mental Health First Aid

March 12 & 19, 2025

3:30pm - 8:00pm Both Days

Living Well With

Diabetes

April 2 - May 7, 2025

12:00pm - 2:30pm

Advance Health Care

Directive Workshop

April 23, 2025

5:00pm - 7:00pm

Safe@Home

June 7, 2025

9:00am - 11:00am

Safe@Home

June 7, 2025

1:00pm - 3:00pm

Recalls to Know About


Nuna Rava Car Seat

Manufacturer: Nuna Baby Essentials, Inc.


Problem: Certain Rava convertible car seats with a plastic harness adjuster button may have an issue with debris entering the front harness adjuster and cause it to fail, resulting in a loose harness. In the event of a crash, the front harness may not restrain the child, increasing their risk of injury.


Seats Affected: Rava seats manufactured between July 16, 2016 - October 25, 2023.


How to Fix: Check for your seat model number in this recall report. Nuna has not yet provided a schedule for when customers can expect to have this fixed, but Nuna will be sending remedy kits (free of charge) to those affected. Owners can also contact Nuna at 1-855-686-2891 or info.usa@nunababy.com. Please note that your Nuna seat needs to be registered in order for Nuna to know that they need to send you a remedy kit. If your seat is affected and not registered, you can register it here.


Kia Seatbelt Mounting Bolts

Manufacturer: Kia America, Inc.


Problem: Certain 2024-2025 EV9 vehicles have missing seatbelt mounting bolts in the second and third rows. This can result in a passenger being at risk for injury in a crash.


How to Fix: Kia dealers will inspect affected vehicles and install proper mounts that are missing, free of charge. Owners should receive a letter some time after January 24, 2025. Owners can also call Kia at 1-800-333-4542. Kia's number for this recall is SC329.

Photo from Nuna Baby Essentials, Inc.

Photo from Safe Kids Worldwide.

Hard Facts About Car Seat Safety


  1. Injuries on the road are a leading cause of death and injury to children in the United States.
  2. When you use your child's car seat or booster seat the right way, it reduces the risk of them dying in a vehicle crash by 71%.
  3. More than 50% of all car seats and booster seats in the United States are not used correctly.


Follow These Tips:

  • Buy the right car seat for your child.
  • Install your child's car seat the way the manufacturer tells you to.
  • Make sure you are strapping your child in safely and correctly.
  • Know when you should (or should not) move your child to a bigger seat.

The Roar Recovery Coaching Center in Skowhegan is available to help individuals navigating recovery find support, tools, and the community they need to thrive.


The Roar Recovery Coaching Center is a welcome and non-judgmental space where individuals can access coaching, workshops, and peer support in their recovery journey.


Open Hours

Tuesdays: 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Wednesdays: 11:00am - 7:00pm

Thursdays: 9:00am - 5:00pm


Location

34 High Street

Skowhegan, ME 04976


In addition to their coaching services, the center hosts a Narcotics Anonymous meeting on Wednesdays from 6:00pm - 7:00pm.


For questions, please contact Stacy Austin, Somerset & Kennebec Recovery Coach Coordinator, at saustin@kbhmaine.org or (207) 861-1891.

The National Institute of Health (NIH) recently did a study on how sugar intake in early life years affects people later on in life. Their study found that when children eat too much added sugar in utero to 2 years, they become increasingly at risk for type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure later in life.


The current recommendations for children in utero to age 2 years is no added sugar at all. But, most children eat sugar very early in their life, which leads to these health problems later in their life. When children aren't exposed to added sugar this early in life, they not only are at less risk of having these health problems, but their life expectancy increases.


To learn more about NIH's study, click here.

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